Improvement in lamps



A. G. SMITH.

- Lamp.

No. 57,587. I Patented, Aug. 28, 1866.

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J F J g Witfiesses: Inventor:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

A. G. SMITH, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEM ENT IN LAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,587, dated August28, 1866.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, A G. SMITH, of JerseyCity, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented anImprovement in Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my'invention is to adapt a lamp to the use of oil orcandles. The improvementis peculiarly suited to lanterns burning commonlard, whale, or other oils, and enl ables the user to employ eitherindit'terently, though it may be applied to any kind of oillamps.

It consists in making the socket or burner which contains theburner-tubes of a double character, one end containing the tubes intowhich wicks are inserted for the purpose of burning ordinary oils, andthe other end being fashioned into the form of a socket for holding acandle. Either end may be inserted into the opening in a lamp oroil-pot, and the other applied to its appropriate use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical central section ofa lantern embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectionof an ordinary hand-lamp embodying the same.

candle. D is the body of a common handlamp, in which the burner B isinserted with the end containing the wick-tubes E upward.

The burner 13 is made with a flange or shoulder, F, around it at or nearthe center, which the lamp D or the lamp-pot A. These ends may be madetapering or straight, as desired.

This burner may be inserted in a kerosenelainp, the regular burner beingremoved.

Much annoyance has been experienced by those using oil-lamps andlanterns burning oil from the oil becoming exhausted at times when itwas inconvenient or impossible to obtain a fresh supply at the moment itwas needed, and this burner is intended to prevent such annoyance inluture.

It the oil or the candle is burned out and no fresh supply on hand, allthat is necessary is to turn the burner over and use the candle or theoil, as the case maybe, in place of that which is exhausted.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim-- The reversibleburner B, constructed substantially as described, to be used in lamps orlanterns, as set forth.

A. G. SMITH.

Witnesses:

H. JAMES WESTON, ROBERT H. SEAToN.

